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0000950123-09-067322.txt : 20091201 0000950123-09-067322.hdr.sgml : 20091201 20091201171954 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-09-067322 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20091201 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20091201 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20091201 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMSCAN HOLDINGS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001024729 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PAPERBOARD CONTAINERS & BOXES [2650] IRS NUMBER: 133911462 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-14107 FILM NUMBER: 091215533 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 80 GRASSLANDS ROAD CITY: ELMSFORD STATE: NY ZIP: 10523 BUSINESS PHONE: 9143452020 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 80 GRASSLANDS ROAD CITY: ELMSFORD STATE: NY ZIP: 10523 8-K 1 y80836e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 1, 2009

AMSCAN HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		000-21827 (Commission File Number)		13-3911462 (IRS Employer Identification No.)


80 Grasslands Road, Elmsford, NY (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		10523 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (914) 345-2020

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Section 7 — Regulation FD

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On December 1, 2009, Amscan Holdings, Inc. announced its retail sales results for the five-week Halloween season ended November 7, 2009.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the foregoing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

(d) Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated December 1, 2009, issued by Amscan Holdings, Inc.

A list of exhibits is set forth in the Exhibit Index which immediately precedes such Exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if such subsequent filing specifically references this Form 8-K

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	AMSCAN HOLDINGS, INC.
Date: December 1, 2009	By:	/s/ Michael A. Correale
		Michael A. Correale
		Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated December 1, 2009, announcing retail sales for the five-week Halloween season ended November 7, 2009.

EX-99.1 2 y80836exv99w1.htm EX-99.1 exv99w1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


		Contact:		Michael A. Correale
				Chief Financial Officer
				Amscan Holdings, Inc.
				914 345-2020

Amscan Holdings, Inc. Announces Retail Sales
For Five-week Halloween Season Ended November 7, 2009.

ELMSFORD, NEW YORK December 1, 2009—Amscan Holdings, Inc., America’s largest retailer of party goods, today announced its retail sales results for the five-week Halloween season ended November 7, 2009. Amscan’s retail sales include sales under its four retail banners, Party City, Halloween USA, Party America, and Factory Card & Party Outlet

Retail sales for the five-week period ended November 7, 2009 totaled $257.4 million and were $11.6 million or 4.7% higher than the retail sales for the five-week period ended November 1, 2008, principally due to the growth and performance of the Company’s network of temporary Halloween USA stores.

During the five-week period ended November 7, 2009, the Company operated 247 temporary Halloween USA stores, as compared to 149 in 2008. In addition to its network of temporary stores, the Company operated 387 Party City and Party America “Big Box” retail stores (stores generally greater than 8,000 square feet), 59 smaller outlet stores and 161 FCPO stores during the 2009 Halloween season, as compared to 391 Big Box, 86 outlet stores and 171 FCPO stores during the 2008 season.

During the five-week Halloween season of 2009, the average sales for temporary Halloween USA stores increased by 7.5%, while the same-store net sales for the Company’s Big Box stores decreased 1.5%. Same store net sales at FCPO stores decreased 1.2%.

Commenting on these results, Gerry Rittenberg, Amscan’s Chief Executive Officer, stated: “In light of the current economy, the dire pre-Halloween predictions of the National Retail Federation and aggressive competition from other temporary Halloween stores, we are extremely pleased with these key holiday results.”

Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this release are forward-looking and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause our actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. Those risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the effect of price and product competition in the party goods industry in general and in our specific market areas, our ability to anticipate customer demand for products and to design and develop products that will appeal to our customers, our ability to open new stores successfully and/or to identify, execute and integrate acquisitions and to realize synergies, the availability and terms of capital to fund capital improvements, acquisitions and ongoing operations, our ability to manage successfully our franchise program, our ability to improve our fundamental business processes and reduce costs throughout our organization, our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, changes in availability and costs of goods and services and economic conditions in general. Please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion and analysis of these and other risks and uncertainties. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are made as of the date of this release, and we have no obligation or intention to update or revise such forward-looking statements.